Gideon's trumpet
"Henry Fonda portrays Clarence Gideon, the destitute prisoner whose handwritten plea for justice changed the course of American legal history... Tells the remarkable human story behind the landmark 'right to counsel' Supreme Court case [of Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963]" -- Containe...
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Format: | Video |
Language: | English |
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Silver Spring, MD :
Acorn Media,
c2007
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Edition: | Standard format |
Series: | Hallmark hall of fame
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Summary: | "Henry Fonda portrays Clarence Gideon, the destitute prisoner whose handwritten plea for justice changed the course of American legal history... Tells the remarkable human story behind the landmark 'right to counsel' Supreme Court case [of Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963]" -- Container |
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Item Description: | Based on the book: Gideon's trumpet / by Anthony Lewis Originally produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1979. First aired as an episode of the television program Hallmark hall of fame on April 30, 1980 Special feature: cast filmographies (Fonda, Ferrer, Houseman, Jaffe, Jagger, Smith, Wray) Container insert includes production notes and a brief biography of Anthony Lewis |
Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
Format: | DVD; Dolby digital |
Production Credits: | Director of photography, Don H. Birnkrant ; edited by Frank Bracht ; music composed and conducted by Joseph Weiss |